In order to prepare for next year's Asian Games, even during the Chinese New Year, many construction sites in Beijing are still working overtime.
Civil engineering work cannot be carried out in winter when the temperature is below zero, but there are many other jobs that can be done.
Construction companies affiliated with fire equipment companies are the main players.
The construction branch currently in charge of Shen Jianing has more than 11,000 formal workers. They are seconded from other units through other forms, or large collectives and small collective enterprises have been established to directly recruit migrant workers. The total number of workers exceeds 35,000.
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This migrant worker is not the same as the migrant worker in Du Fei's memory.
According to the current policy, although large collectives and small collectives are not as good as formal state-owned workers and their wages are much lower, they do not dare to discount the required establishment and the required benefits.
A migrant worker in a large collective earns a monthly salary of 21.5 yuan, while a migrant worker in a small collective earns 17.5 yuan per month, which is not even a little better than earning work points from farming in the countryside.
What's more important is that when you work in a construction company, you are provided with food and accommodation as long as you go to the construction site.
I wore work clothes and protective shoes, and even underwear and a toothbrush were given to me. After a year, I didn’t get a penny of my salary, so I saved it all.
If you wear it carefully, you can also leave behind a set of work clothes.
Basically, as long as you work for a year, you can build three large tile-roofed houses when you return home.
Du Fei was very pleased with this situation. At least he believed that this kind of construction industry, although it did not have the explosive power of burning oil, was truly healthy.
At this moment, the phone on the table rang.
Du Fei reached out to pick it up, then frowned and said: "Our missiles... OK, I understand... I can't explain it clearly on the phone, you come back first."
Putting down the phone, Du Fei frowned slightly.
The person who called just now was Zhang Wenzhong, who was called to the Foreign Education Department early in the morning.
About half an hour later, Zhang Wenzhong came back from outside and immediately came to Du Fei's office.
"Leader!" Although Zhang Wenzhong is very energetic, after all, he is too old, his hair is all white, and his face is deeply wrinkled. Now he has split most of his work in the fire equipment company, and he is expected to retire completely in one or two years.
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"Old Zhang, what's going on?" Du Fei stood up and called Zhang Wenzhong to sit down on the sofa.
Zhang Wenzhong said: "The comrades from the Foreign Education Department called me over just now, mainly because of the Anglo-Afghan war..."
Du Fei frowned. Yingguo and Argentina started fighting last month. The war did not last long and had little impact objectively speaking.
In the final analysis, it is just a fight between two broken households, one is a hairless phoenix worse than a chicken, and the other is brain-burned by the economic crisis.
Another reason why Du Fei did not pay attention to this war was that it was really unprofitable.
As a veteran imperialist country, Yingguo still has some old foundations in its own organization and will not easily purchase weapons from outside.
Argentina wants to buy, but the problem is that inflation is over 500%, and it can’t get the money to buy, nor can it borrow the money.
All in all, it was a useless war.
Therefore, Du Fei didn't pay much attention to it from the beginning.
As for using this war to consume Yingguo, he had thought about it.
But after much deliberation, I decided to forget it.
Mainly because Argentina is unreliable. With their level of corruption, even if they invest some resources, it will be difficult to deliver them in the end, and the purpose of consuming the fruit will not be achieved at all.
To take a step back, even if Argentina becomes more powerful and can really fight the British-Golf Expedition Fleet for 300 rounds on the Falklands, the initiative will still be in the hands of Mrs. Zeicher.
The worst case scenario is to simply abandon Falklands, which would not be considered a big loss to Yingguo.
After all, in the past few decades, large and important colonies in India, the Middle East, and Africa have been lost at the drop of a hat. A mere Venus de Mar is nothing.
Who knows that when people sit at home, things come from heaven?
Why is he involved in this war?
Zhang Wenzhong said in surprise: "Leader, you don't know?"
Du Fei said: "What do you know?"
Zhang Wenzhong said: "Such a big thing! Yingguo's destroyer Sheffield was sunk the day before yesterday..."
Du Fei blinked, he knew about this, and he must have known about it earlier than Zhang Wenzhong.
At that time, I sighed in my heart, the inertia of history is really huge.
This destroyer, HMS Sheffield, is a Type 42 guided missile destroyer. It is a product of larger destroyers and is considered very advanced now.
This time, Argentina dispatched air force fighter jets, refueled them in the air, launched anti-ship missiles from the air, and sank it in one fell swoop.
In the world before Du Fei traveled through time, this incident was well-known to every household and was one of the few bright spots in this war.
And the problem lies with this missile.
Zhang Wenzhong said: "The thing that sank the Sheffield this time was the one we sold to Argentina the year before last..."
When Du Fei heard this, he couldn't help but blink his eyes.
What about this thing? Why did he have no memory at all? Could it be that the family was so big that he couldn't take care of it anymore.
Thinking back carefully, it seems that such a thing really happened.
Lou Hongyi handled a total of sixty anti-ship missiles, all of which were improved based on the Styx anti-ship missile.
The new model is called a long-range missile, which means an eagle shooting into the sky.
There are two models, shore-based launch and air-launch, with an effective range of 120 kilometers.
Du Fei was just lamenting the inertia of history, but he didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, the boomerang would hit him.
In the world before he traveled, the Sheffield was also sunk, but it was Fago's Exocet anti-ship missiles that were used.
Du Fei recalled it and raised his eyebrows: "Sell it, just sell it. What else do the British want to do? I am incapable of doing it, so I have someone beat me up, so we are here to mourn."
Zhang Wenzhong followed and laughed.
Du Fei rolled his eyes and said: "Let's not waste such a good advertisement. We should invest resources immediately and let the news media emphasize the specific origin of the missile that sank the Sheffield..."
Zhang Wenzhong's eyes lit up and he quickly flattered him.
In fact, he had already thought about this, and even if Du Fei didn't mention it, he would bring the topic to it.
This incident was just an episode for Du Fei.
Although it was eventually revealed that it was the Fire Equipment Company's long-range anti-ship missile that sank the Sheffield. This anti-ship missile costing only a few hundred thousand dollars actually sank an advanced destroyer worth hundreds of millions of dollars. In a short time,
It caused a huge news response, but the World Cup that followed quickly stole the focus.
This time in Spain, the number of participating teams in the World Cup has increased from 16 to 24.
Huaguo Football is still quite ambitious at this time. In the world before Du Fei traveled through time, they were just a hair away from making it to the World Cup, but unfortunately lost to New Zealand in the playoffs.
But in this world, the momentum of flowers and fruits has recovered early, and all kinds of soft and hard power have risen with the tide.
There was no suspense in the qualifying round, as the first place qualified directly.
The other qualifying spot was taken by Ke Weite.
Du Fei was surprised when he heard the news last year, even more surprised than the men's basketball team's amazing results at the Moscow Games two years ago.
After all, in the world before he traveled, when it came to men's football... it could only be said that it was hard to describe.
Finally, in 2002, I got a chance at the right time, place, and people. I thought it was the beginning, but it was actually the peak.
Now entering the World Cup as the first place, even so, according to the grouping rules of the World Cup, it is still ranked fourth and placed in Group D.
In the same group are the English and French teams, the French and French teams, and the Czechoslovakian team.
Du Fei is not a football fan, but after hearing this result, he couldn't help but be curious about how he will perform in this World Cup.
The football teams of this era were just like flowers and fruits. They were very energetic and determined to fight to the death no matter how strong the enemy was.
As for the technical and tactical level, it is roughly second-rate in the world.
In the end, there was no dramatic miracle. After three games, two losses and one win, we were unfortunately eliminated.
As expected, England and France in the same group advanced together.
But generally speaking, these three games were pretty exciting. Although they lost the game, they did not lose. They fought hard until the last second, especially causing a lot of trouble for the Yingguo team, and they almost lost Jingzhou.
And in the end, they defeated Czechoslovakia and won a victory.
Du Fei was really surprised when he saw the newspaper in China.
At this moment, he suddenly had a clear understanding in his heart.
The men's football team not only entered the World Cup, but also won a game. What a concept!
From the time he traveled to the present, it has been 17 years of hard work and hard work.
Today, from the overall situation to the details, it is completely different from the world before he traveled.
A month later, the capital welcomed guests from 33 fruit families in Asia.
It was the first time to host such a large-scale international sports meeting, which made the whole capital extremely nervous, and the people across the country were extremely excited.
The Games lasted for half a month, and in the end Huaguo won 66 gold medals, 53 silver medals, and 55 bronze medals, a total of 174 medals, leaving behind the second-placed Dongyang with more than 50 medals.
However, just as the sports meeting came to a successful conclusion, a piece of news came from Sulian.
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In Dad Zhu's office, even if it is summer and the window is opened and the door is opened, the room is still filled with smoke.
Du Fei couldn't help but be surprised when he entered the room. Dad Zhu usually smoked very sparingly, especially as he got older and rarely smoked more.
I glanced at the ashtray on the coffee table. There were several kinds of cigarette butts in it, and there were others compared to just now.
Du Fei called "Dad".
"Hmm~" Dad Zhu responded, pointing to the sofa next to him and motioning for Du Fei to sit down.
"Dad, what happened?" Du Fei sat down on the single seat of the sofa and waited for Dad Zhu to say more.
"I just got the exact news from Moscow that Polezhny was admitted to the hospital again..." Dad Zhu's expression was serious.
Du Fei frowned. Not only was he not too interested in this news, he already knew about Polezhnye's physical condition.
And if nothing else happens, he will pass away in the second half of this year. It is normal for problems to arise now.
In fact, during the previous Anglo-Afghan War, it was reported that Polezhny had suffered a fourth stroke.
Generally speaking, the first stroke is not a big problem, but the second and third strokes are more dangerous, and once the fourth stroke occurs, it is basically over.
Coupled with the fact that Sulian has a group of Mongolian doctors, the situation can be imagined.
The most obvious thing is that since May this year, Polezhny has hardly appeared in official events.
The news received by Dad Zhu this time was confirmed through certain channels, and it was basically certain that Polezhne was afraid of death.
Sulian will face the problem of leadership change.
No wonder Dad Zhu is so nervous.
At present, the relationship between the two parties has been greatly restored, but it is still full of many uncertain factors.
Once the leadership changes, these uncertainties are likely to be amplified.
From the beginning of its establishment, every handover of Sulian has been full of conspiracy and betrayal.
At present, Androbo's successor is very stable, but until the last moment, anything is possible.
At least in Du Fei's impression, although Androbo succeeded in taking over in the end, before Polezhne's death, someone actually wanted to use Polezhne's name and try to imitate the way Beria was killed by launching a surprise attack.
Drop Androbo.
But it ultimately failed.
Dad Zhu didn't know about this situation. Faced with this critical node in history, it was inevitable to be nervous and entangled.
Du Fei said with a serious expression: "It seems the time has come!"
Dad Zhu raised his eyebrows but didn't say anything.
What he is most worried about now is an accident.
Whether it is the current Sulian or the original Tsarist Russian Empire, their struggle is extremely fierce and cruel.
Du Fei said: "Dad, there is actually no need to be too nervous. There is no doubt about Androbo's ability and strength. Or... do you have any news here?"
Dad Zhu also agrees with Du Fei's point of view.
In fact, after the stroke in May, although Polezhny did not give up power, he was essentially unable to exercise it.
Androbo, as deputy and successor, began the transfer of power.
For a huge entity with more than 20 million square kilometers and hundreds of millions of people, handing over the baton is not a simple matter.
All aspects, various interests, and human relations involved are extremely complex and fragile, and we must be cautious.
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After this time, Polezhnye never saw the light of day again until his death was announced in November.
At this time, Beijing had just received its first snowfall since the beginning of winter this year.
The cold wave from Xianbelia dropped the temperature by seven to eight degrees overnight.
In preparation for the sports games, a truck carrying snow removal equipment was working on the road that was just renovated last year.
Although it is for external publicity, it is somewhat of a show-off, but the snow plows purchased last year have really come in handy in the winter.
Such heavy snow will take several days to be cleared by hand, and by then the snow on the road will be compacted.
Instead, I got on a snowplow truck and drove it back and forth on the main streets a few times, and I was able to clear away most of it.
Du Fei was sitting in the car, following a snow plow truck, preparing to go to the airport.
The death was officially confirmed.
At the same time, Androbo was announced as the chairman of the funeral committee, confirming the status of the heir.
With my current relationship with Sulian, I will definitely go to important people to express my condolences.
That's on the surface and has nothing to do with Du Fei.
Du Fei mainly wanted to find Natasha this time to understand the deeper situation.
This time, the name of Natasha's grandfather, Old Toka, also appeared on the list of the funeral committee!